Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency
I I'm thrilled to be starting a two-week residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City. The building is gorgeous and set up so well to support artists — writers, visual artists and composers. The staff has been so gracious with us. The town is historic and tree-lined and just bursting with spring boughs [...]
Stop the Deportations
Central American child An op-ed I wrote about the deportation of Central American women and children fleeing violence was just published in the Contra Costa Times. http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_29386608/guest-commentary-u-s-policies-could-be-deporting I’m so happy this was picked up. The New York Times editorial last week was even more pointed on this subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/opinion/a-shameful-round-up-of-refugees.html See also http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/the-refugees-at-our-door.html I am thankful to the Op-Ed Project [...]